A recent Ipsos survey shows that a majority of Canadians agree with increasing support for police forces through private security companies that would perform the support tasks currently being performed by police officers. The results found 59 per cent are in favour versus 29 per cent who are not.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — British Columbia is expanding efforts to slow the death toll in the opioid overdose crisis by handing out free kits containing the overdose-reversing drug naloxone from pharmacies across the province.

OTTAWA — Health Canada has nearly doubled the number of licensed cannabis producers in the country over the past six months and new numbers show hundreds more applicants are in the final stages of approval as the government rushes toward national marijuana legalization by next July.

As part of its strategy to reform the criminal justice system, Manitoba says it has developed a new model for probation services that will “better focus its reintegration services for offenders leaving custody,” according to Justice Minister Heather Stefanson.

On December 8, the RCMP’s National Division Cybercrime Investigative Team laid criminal charges against 31-year old Jimson Kannanthara James of Toronto. He was previously arrested on October 26 as part of an investigation named project “Adoption.”

Regular members, civilian members and public service employees of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police “O” Division were recognized recently for their years of service and continued dedication to the Canadian public.

Ontario is proposing to extend the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) presumption to include special constables and civilian members of police services in Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System (ViCLAS) and forensic units. This would expedite access to benefits, resources and timely treatment, the government said.